Things To Do In Chicago

🌇 CHICAGOHENGE IS BACK!

One of Chicago’s coolest twice-a-year sights happens around the equinox, when the setting sun lines up almost perfectly with the city’s east-west streets. 🌆☀️
The fall Chicagohenge viewing window is happening now, around September 19–22, with sunset around 6:50 PM.

☁️ One catch: Chicago’s weather isn’t exactly cooperating today. Clouds and rain could make tonight’s sunset difficult to see, so keep an eye on the sky and the forecast over the next couple of days.

If the clouds break at the right time, you might get lucky. 👀
📍 Look west down one of Chicago’s east-west streets around sunset.

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🎥 Doug

🎟 Free Museum Days in Chicago - September 2026 Edition
Looking for free things to do in Chicago this month? 👀 Here are the FREE museum days still coming up in September for Illinois residents.

🎨 Art Institute of Chicago
Free Summer Thursdays – Sept. 10 & 17 | 5–8 PM

🔭 Adler Planetarium
Free days – Sept. 9, 10, 14, 15 & 16

🏛 Chicago History Museum
Free day – Sept. 24

🦖 Field Museum
Free every Wednesday – Sept. 9, 16, 23 & 30

🐠 Shedd Aquarium
Free nights – Sept. 15, 22 & 29 | 5–9 PM

🖤 DuSable Black History Museum & Education Center
Free every Wednesday – Sept. 9, 16, 23 & 30

🖼 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Free every Tuesday | 5–9 PM
Sept. 15, 22 & 29

🏛 Obama Presidential Center
Free admission every Tuesday (advance reservation recommended)
Sept. 15, 22 & 29

🧪 Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
Free days – Sept. 9, 10, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 & 30

🦋 Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Free days – Sept. 9–11, 14–18, 21–25 & 28–30

🏠 Glessner House
Free day – Sept. 17 (Third Thursday)

💎 Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
Free every Wednesday – Sept. 9, 16, 23 & 30

📚 American Writers Museum
Free day – Sept. 20 (Third Sunday)

🎭 Heritage Museum of Asian Art
Free night – Sept. 18 (Third Friday Night)

✨ Driehaus Museum
Free every Wednesday after 4 PM – Sept. 9, 16, 23 & 30

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